Escavalier have often been compared to medieval knights, especially those who engaged in jousting tournaments, and it is true that given a Rapidash and a saddle carefully designed for their bodies (for they have no legs worthy of the name) these pokemon could probably beat the real thing in combat. However, Escavalier have no mounts, nor do their bodies, balanced on a single, fin-shaped limb, allow them any realistic way to ride other pokemon. As for the prospect of human-built saddles, Unova has no native mounts apart from Scolipede, whose necks are so tall they would leave an Escavalier rider blinded, so until the Age of Discovery mounted combat would be impossible even with human help.
The Escavalier's long, pointed arms, however, are used as much for locomotion as weaponry. The spears which pierce their foes can just as easily pierce dirt or grass – or pavement or flooring, much to their trainers' chagrin – and by spearing the ground, these pokemon dig in enough to walk. Should they be faced with a battle, these pokemon dismount instantly, and become nearly immobilized for the course of their battle. They compensate for this disadvantage in a variety of ways; through ranged attacks, the steel armor they stole from Shelmet in evolution, and their extremely long reach which can function as two pikes should any pokemon seek to attack them head-on.
There are no known reports of knights in medieval plate armor crossing the Atlantic to Unova, but contact with what cavalrymen were used in history's wars can allow one to surmise the likely result to this popular question. An Escavalier is too low to the ground for any knight to reach in the absence of gunpowder, and they can easily topple any rider by targeting their mount's legs. However, Rapidash breathe fire, which is Escavalier's sole weakness.
